Beauty and personal care · County · Arizona
Hair salons in Maricopa County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #835 of 2,339 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 4,195
- 580 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 1,265
- +31.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On personal care products and services · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $444K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,076 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $1.9B a year on personal care products and services. That is about $444K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Maricopa County has 4,195 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 580 are chain locations, or 14%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Maricopa County was 1,265 in 2023, up 31.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,368 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 9,613 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 71 SBA-backed loans worth $18.7M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Maricopa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Maricopa County is 57 (upper middle), #835 of 2,339 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.2 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $444K | $481K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,368 | 1,669 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.5% | +23.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,076 | $1,017 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 962 → 1,265+31.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,542
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $208.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9,613Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,195580 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4,326The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 71
- Amount
- $18.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Maricopa County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for hair salons, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 135 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +25.4% | #7 of 2,339 |
| 2Graham County, AZ | 77 | 15 | 11.8 | $763K | +4.0% | #116 of 2,339 |
| 3Navajo County, AZ | 71 | 54 | 13.5 | $603K | +3.0% | #260 of 2,339 |
| 4Gila County, AZ | 68 | 34 | 14.4 | $607K | +0.9% | #358 of 2,339 |
| 5Yuma County, AZ | 68 | 147 | 18.5 | $471K | +9.2% | #373 of 2,339 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 66 | 27 | 15.9 | $521K | +4.8% | #426 of 2,339 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 63 | 774 | 17.7 | $541K | +2.8% | #534 of 2,339 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 63 | 232 | 20.9 | $451K | +6.5% | #555 of 2,339 |
| 9Mohave County, AZ | 62 | 209 | 20.5 | $418K | +6.5% | #613 of 2,339 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 59 | 87 | 15.8 | $620K | −0.6% | #717 of 2,339 |
| 12Maricopa County, AZ | 57 | 4,195 | 24.2 | $444K | +5.5% | #835 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Maricopa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas43
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,195 hair salons in Maricopa County. 580 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 1,265 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 31.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 9,613 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on personal care products and services?
About $1.9B a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,195 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $444K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Maricopa County has 24.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $444K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 4,326, against 4,195 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,368 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Maricopa County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #835 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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